diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/crc32c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/crc32c/default.nix
index 1da2f210c5cf36..b9c12b1889c213 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/crc32c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/crc32c/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, gflags }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, gflags
+, staticOnly ? false }:
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "crc32c";
   version = "1.1.0";
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
   buildInputs = [ gflags ];
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isAarch64 "-march=armv8-a+crc";
+  cmakeFlags = lib.optionals (!staticOnly) [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1"  ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/google/crc32c";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/static.nix b/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
index ca64c4d975cb6b..4fa5b92e951d0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ in {
   gsm = super.gsm.override {
     staticSupport = true;
   };
+  crc32c = super.crc32c.override {
+    staticOnly = true;
+  };
   parted = super.parted.override {
     enableStatic = true;
   };